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Gadsden Football Team History

Gadsden Tigers

Gadsden High School

607 S. 12th St. Gadsden, AL 35901
Stadium: Murphree Stadium
Colors: Black & Orange
Coach: Joe Billingsley
Region: 5A-R6

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1924 <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2005

2002 Season Highlights

Joe Billingsley enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Gadsden.

The Tigers finished 7th in Region 6.

The Tigers set a team record by allowing 281 points.

The Tigers set a team record for losses in a season with 9.

2002 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	vs. Spain Park	6	35	L
Fri., Sep. 6	@ Anniston *	0	26	L
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. Albertville *	19	20	L
Fri., Sep. 20	@ Southside Gadsden *	13	9	W
Thu., Sep. 26	@ Litchfield	0	15	L
Fri., Oct. 4	vs. Pell City *	6	29	L
Thu., Oct. 10	vs. Fort Payne *	6	28	L
Fri., Oct. 18	@ Etowah *	7	22	L
Fri., Oct. 25	@ Pinson Valley *	23	55	L
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. Emma Sansom	14	42	L

2002 Season Totals
Record	1-9
Points Scored	94
Scoring Average	9.4
Points Allowed	281
Defense Average	28.1
Opponents Record	68-44
Region Record	1-6
Home Record	0-5
Away Record	1-4

2002 Class 5A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Gadsden was not ranked.

2002 Class 5A Region 6 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Etowah	7-4	296	167	1-1	58	25	6-1	216	116	Gene Hill
Pinson Valley	8-3	340	172	0-1	21	24	5-2	230	100	Wayne Lee
Anniston	5-6	173	204	0-1	6	27	5-2	127	91	Douglas Davis
Albertville	9-4	303	206	2-1	49	55	4-3	161	116	John Grass
Fort Payne	7-3	216	185				4-3	117	140	Dale Pruitt
Pell City	5-5	245	212				3-4	146	139	Jay Brown
Gadsden	1-9	94	281				1-6	74	189	Joe Billingsley
Southside Gadsden	2-8	77	269				0-7	51	231	Stan Romine

2002 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Gadsden Players on File.

2002 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
DeAngelo Ross	DL	Jr.			HM	ASWA

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Bart Starr received coaching from Kentucky great Babe Parilli his senior season at Sidney Lanier in hopes of joining Bear Bryant at Kentucky. He had to settle for Alabama.